Question

1. both state and federal court systems work on three levels, including ____, intermediate appellate and advanced appellate.

worth 4.000 points.
a. jurisdictional
b. primary appellate
c. initial appellate
d. trial

1. ____ are not finding tools for federal and state case law.

worth 4.000 points.
a. digests
b. computerized research programs
c. unofficial court reports
d. indexes

Explanation:

Analyze court system levels

The three levels of both state and federal court systems are:

1. Trial courts (where cases begin and facts are presented)
2. Intermediate appellate courts
3. Advanced appellate courts (supreme courts)

Therefore, the missing term is "trial".

Analyze legal research finding tools

Finding tools are secondary sources or indexes used to locate primary legal authority (case law).

• Digests, computerized research programs, and indexes are designed specifically as finding tools to locate cases.
• Unofficial court reports are primary sources containing the actual opinions/texts of the cases, not finding tools.

Therefore, "Unofficial court reports" are NOT finding tools.

Answer:

Question 1

• A. jurisdictional
• B. primary appellate
• C. initial appellate
• D. trial (Correct answer)

Question 2

• A. Digests
• B. Computerized research programs
• C. Unofficial court reports (Correct answer)
• D. Indexes